December 3, 2018 Management shake-up at Glencore costs copper chief Mistakidis his job Company veteran and coal chief Peter Freyberg, has been appointed as the head of industrial mining assets, a newly created role.
November 30, 2018 Moody’s sees weak lithium prices in 2020 due to projects frenzy Spot prices would be pushed down despite rapid demand growth from batteries for electric vehicles (EV) makers, the experts say.
November 30, 2018 Construction on $4B Indonesia EV battery project begins Jan 2019 – Minister Looking at its resources, Indonesia will become the main player in lithium batteries.
November 29, 2018 Lynas Corp’s Malaysia plant shut down until 2019 The shutdown of the controversial plant could see the Australian rare earths producer take a A$16 million hit.
November 29, 2018 Congo state miner blames foreign investors for underdevelopment Congo is Africa’s biggest copper producer and the world’s largest source of cobalt.
November 29, 2018 Lonmin turns first profit in four years ahead of Sibanye takeover Lonmin also said on Thursday it expects Sibanye's deal to close early next year, but cautioned that some uncertainty still exists over its completion.
November 29, 2018 BMW joins project to improve conditions for cobalt mining in Congo Carmakers seeking to boost sales of electric cars are struggling to get their hands on cobalt, a scarce but vital component in the production of batteries.
November 29, 2018 Congo plans to audit Glencore unit’s cobalt over uranium levels Relations with Congolese authorities have grown increasingly strained in recent months as the government pushes for foreign investors to contribute more.
November 28, 2018 B.C. moves to phase out gas-fired vehicles By 2030, 30% of all vehicles sold in B.C. will have to be EV or hybrid, and 100% by 2040.
November 28, 2018 M2 Cobalt advances exploration at Uganda mine The Vancouver junior mobilized a second drill rig and commenced drilling at two targets of its Bujagali mine.
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